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Definition of Fourteenths

1. fourteenth [n] - See also: fourteenth

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fourteenths

Literary usage of Fourteenths

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Cases Heard and Determined by the Lord Chancellor, and the Court by John Peter De Gex, Great Britain Court of Chancery, F. Fisher, Henry Cadman Jones (1861)
"... the deceased child must be distributed upon the footing of the issue having taken as joint-tenants—in elevenths and not in fourteenths— but I think that ..."

2. The Arithmetic Reader for Third Grade Pupils by Frank H. Hall (1894)
"1 half and 3 fourteenths are . 11. 1 half less 1 fourteenth are . 12. ... 13 fourteenths less 1 half are — 17. 1 seventh and 1 fourteenth are 18. ..."

3. The Werner Arithmetic, Oral and Written, Book One, Parts I, II and III by Frank H. Hall (1897)
"One half less 2 fourteenths are . 7. Two sevenths and 1 fourteenth are . 8. Two sevenths less 1 fourteenth are . 9. Three sevenths and 1 fourteenth are — . ..."

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